# Accident 20060609012989A: Cessna 172N, Albany, OH, June 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Albany, OH
- Airport: Ohio University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OHOS
- Location: 39.2122° N, 82.2294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2122&lon=-82.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240U-2014-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060609012989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND LANDING AT HIS HOME BASE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT PILOT MISMANAGED THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA151), Jun 9, 2006: Cessna 172N (N240U), Athens, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind, and the ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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